Best overlap: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Paris is 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin.
If you set up a recurring sync, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Paris (8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin) is the natural home for it. Around 3 hours of overlap is enough to work comfortably, as long as meetings don't drift to the end of one team's day.
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